Chase Hutchins scored nine of his team-high 26 points in the third quarter as the Greyhounds came back to earn a key 67-61 Region 7AAAAA victory over Sequoyah on Friday.

With the victory, Pope (11-6, 5-2) remains 1 1/2 games behind Sprayberry for the region lead.

The Greyhounds trailed 27-26 at the half, but took control in the third quarter by outscoring the Chiefs 23-16. Hutchins went on to score 10 of Pope’s 18 points in the fourth quarter to help seal the victory.

Garrick DeBowles scored 18 points and Tyler Borko added 13.

The Greyhounds travel to Osborne on Tuesday.

Sprayberry 70, North Springs 37: Sprayberry took a 24-8 first quarter lead to set the tone and cruised the rest of the way in a Region 7AAAAA game against North Springs.

Four players scored in double figures for Sprayberry (13-4, 7-0).

Armel Potter had 17 points to lead the way. Wayne Jackson had 16 points. Nkem Ojeh finished with a double-double of 13 points and 15 rebounds, and added seven blocks. David Tshamala racked up 10 points.

Kennesaw Mountain hosts Lassiter today, while Harrison is at Pebblebrook.

Etowah 70, Lassiter 67: Lassiter led 31-30 at halftime but was outscored 22-12 in the third and never recovered in the Region 5AAAAAA road game.

Justin Jackson’s 3-pointer at the buzzer resulted in the final margin. He made three 3-pointers and finished with 32 points. Evan Durham added 15 points for the Trojans (3-11, 0-5), who gave up 10 treys to the Eagles.

Destin Porche had seven 3-pointers, including six in the second half, and scored 27 points for the Eagles. Jack Shaughnessy had three 3-pointers and totaled 26.

Lassiter is at Kennesaw Mountain today.

Whitefield Academy 58, Mount Paran Christian 48: Whitefield jumped out to a 19-6 first quarter lead en route to the Region 6A home victory.

Eric Lockett had 24 points for the Wolfpack (7-5, 3-1), while Ajani Kerr had 12 and Norman Harris and Brendan Myles each had 10.

Zach Strong paced the Eagles with 16.

Whitefield is at Mount Pisgah Christian today, while Mount Paran hosts St. Francis.

North Cobb Christian 102, Walker 44: North Cobb Christian took command by shooting more than 50 percent (19-of-36) from beyond the arc and outscored the Wolverines 25-0 in the second quarter to pull away.

Six Eagles players scored in double figures.

Kendall Crute was the leader with 25 points and five assists for North Cobb Christian (12-3, 5-0).

Hunter Ware had 19 points, five assists and four assists; Keyshawn Butts had 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists; Trey Kalina had 11 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks; Jonathan Twine had 10 points, four steals and three assists; and Casey Brown had 13 points, all coming in the fourth quarter.

Dominion Christian trailed only 24-21 at the half, but the Knights could not handle Deerfield’s pressure defense in the second half.

Dominion (5-6) will travel to Community Christian today.

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Hillgrove 64, Campbell 62: Hillgrove found a way to survive on the road in the Region 4AAAAAA game. With 3 minutes left in the game between the teams and Hillgrove trailing by one, Campbell’s Miranda McClure fouled out after scoring all 12 of her points in the second half.

Mackenzie Engram made her technical free throws to take the lead, and McClure being out of the game made it easier for Hillgrove down the stretch.

With 5 seconds remaining, freshman Jaylen Reese hit 1-of-2 free throws to put the Lady Hawks (14-2, 7-1) in front by two and Campbell’s game-winning attempt came up short.

Engram and Zarriah Pierce both had 15 points to lead Hillgrove. Tene Thompson contributed with 13.

Julie McKie led Campbell with 16 points and Jarriel Lark added 10.

Hillgrove will play at South Cobb today. Campbell (11-4, 5-3) will host Walton in a non-region game.

Harrison 63, Kennesaw Mountain 25: The Lady Hoyas cruised past their Due West rival, never scoring less than 13 points in a quarter.

Harrison (12-5, 5-4 Region 4AAAAAA) led by 21 at halftime, only building upon the margin in the second half.

Synde Wiggins finished with a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Raicheal Tringali had 16 points, including three 3-pointers.

Kayla Wright added seven points for Harrison, which will travel to Pebblebrook today.

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